EP1047025A3 - Method and apparatus for detecting misuse of postal indica - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for detecting misuse of postal indica Download PDF

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EP1047025A3
EP1047025A3 EP00108083A EP00108083A EP1047025A3 EP 1047025 A3 EP1047025 A3 EP 1047025A3 EP 00108083 A EP00108083 A EP 00108083A EP 00108083 A EP00108083 A EP 00108083A EP 1047025 A3 EP1047025 A3 EP 1047025A3
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information signal
postal
indica
postal indicia
misuse
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EP1047025A2 (en
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Ronald P. Sansone
Robert A. Law Jr.
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00169—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G07B2017/00443—Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking databases

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  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)

Abstract

A method for detecting misuse of postal indicia, and an apparatus for executing the method. The method includes the steps of storing a first information signal indicative of a postal indicia on a mail piece to be posted, sensing a postal indicia on a received mail piece for providing a second information signal indicative of the sensed postal indicia, retrieving the first information signal, and comparing the first information signal with the second information signal for providing a misuse signal if the first information signal is not the same as the second information signal.
EP00108083A 1999-04-23 2000-04-25 Method and apparatus for detecting misuse of postal indica Withdrawn EP1047025A3 (en)

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US29919999A 1999-04-23 1999-04-23
US299199 1999-04-23

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EP1047025A3 true EP1047025A3 (en) 2000-12-20

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DE10055145B4 (en) * 2000-11-07 2004-09-23 Deutsche Post Ag Method of providing postage indicia for mail items
US8332230B2 (en) * 2004-07-28 2012-12-11 Pitney Bowes Inc. Fraud detection mechanism adapted for inconsistent data collection

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EP0768625A2 (en) * 1995-09-14 1997-04-16 Omron Corporation Mail processing system and devices therefor
US5712787A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-01-27 Canada Post Corporation Electronic postal counter
US5781634A (en) * 1993-12-06 1998-07-14 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
EP0901107A2 (en) * 1997-09-05 1999-03-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Metering incoming deliverable mail

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US4831555A (en) 1985-08-06 1989-05-16 Pitney Bowes Inc. Unsecured postage applying system
US5280531A (en) 1991-10-28 1994-01-18 Pitney Bowes Inc. Apparatus for the analysis of postage meter usage

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US5781634A (en) * 1993-12-06 1998-07-14 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
US5712787A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-01-27 Canada Post Corporation Electronic postal counter
EP0768625A2 (en) * 1995-09-14 1997-04-16 Omron Corporation Mail processing system and devices therefor
EP0901107A2 (en) * 1997-09-05 1999-03-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Metering incoming deliverable mail

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